Wind-shield-clearing device.



G. HORNIACHEK.

WIND SHIELD CLEARING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.1a,1915.

Lgl 1. I Paten/fedl Dee. 7, 1915.

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G. HDRNIACIIE'K.

WIND SHIELD CLEARING' DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.I8. I9I5.

en'rrnn strate:

WND-SHIELD-CLEARING- DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented nee. "l, rais.

Application. filed January'l, 1915. Serial No. 2,947.

To all 1li/1,0m it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE HORNI; fren, asubjectot the llmperor of Austria-illingary, residing at Rouleau, Saskatchewan,

Canada, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Wmd-Slneld-Clearing 'Devices, oit which the following is a speci- 'tieation posed surface ot' the wind shield may bev readily cleared for allowing free vision therethrough.

A 'further object is to provide a scraper or clearer relatively positioned with respect to the wind shield of an automobile and whereby the driver may readily actuate the device for clearing the wind shield of rain and snow and any foreign matter that may collect thereon.

A still further object is to provide a clearing means for the separate portions oit a two part wind shield operable simultaneously by tbe turning of a crank positioned near the dash board ot the vehicle and whereby substantially the entire exposed area of each shield portion is cleaned.

"Vith these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature ot the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying' drawings, and pointed out in thev appended claims.

ln the drawings forming a part ot this application and in which like designating characters reiter to corresponding parts throughoutthe several` views: Figure l is a front elevation of a. wind shield and the adjacent portion of an automobile with the invention installed thereon. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereotl with one. ot the casing plates removed. Fig. is a. side elevation thereof" partly in vertical section.. Fig. 4e is a top plan view of the saine. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view through one of the end easings and showing the adjacent portions lof the device, and Fig. i3

'form part of Scrapers or el is a perspective View of an end portion of one of the shield Scrapers detached.`

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the device is-illustrated as installed upon an automobile 10 which has 'its wind shield securedvto the dash board 1l hy the opposite brackets 12, the upper and lower portions'l and 14 respectively of `the wind shield being journaled in the said brackets in the usual manner and as bestillustrated in Fie'. l of the dra wings. .Casings 15 are mounted upon the automobile at opposite points thereotl and slightly in advance et the wind shield brackets 12 by means i eeuring i ons lf3 while an upper and a iower shaft 1T and '1S resp vetively, are jouriialed in the said ra'sings l5 each being in `.riz/,ontwL plane. substan ily on a level with. the tral longitudinal axis ot' the adjat at e shield portion. rthe saidsh. "ts if tor jacent shield portions being each pro with shield engaging strips 19 preferably formed of rubber and mounted upon the said shafts in spaced relations thereto by means ot Hexible spokes .20 radially arranged adn jacent the opposite ends ot the shafts. While it will be understood that any oesired number ot the,scrapingstrips may he employed. Jfour of the same are herein shown. The opposite.` ends of the shafts 1i' and 1S project within the opposite casings 1.5v and each ot the same is proyided ther e with a similar gear :21, the gears ot caen p ir being operatively,-7 connected together 'ey means of an intermediately positioned idler 22 .which is in constant mesh with both ot' the said gears. An ating rod isalso journaled transversely ofi' the easinggs 15 and has operating cranks 9A secured to its opposite ends white a sprocket chain 25 passes over similar sprocket wheels 255 and 27 Xed respectively, upon the rod and shaft 1S and whereby th shaft 18 is revolved upon turning either one of the cranks Q4.l

From this detailed description of the de- W'hencver the wind shieldA collects moisture, snow or other fon eien matter upon its outer surface, the driver ot' the automohiie may readily turn one ot the operating cranks 24 without the at once apparent.

necessity ot alighting,I from the autoreoliile` and thereby, the two clearing devices will he revolved in the same direction against the vice, the complete operation thereol:` will be y windlshield portions, as best illustrated in Fi'g'f ofthe drawings. In this manner the Wind shield may be completely cleared or sera 4ed clean whenever desired and insur. in vtter vision for the driver.

%Vhile -the form ofthe invention herein shownanddescribed is what is believed to be the preferable embodiment thereof, it is.

nevertheless to be understood that minor` :z` changes may be made in the form, propor# neous y operating means for the said shafts, r

flexible s kes radially ymounted upon the said sha ts, and rubber scraper stripsl secured to the ends of the said spokes.

, 2. A device of the class desc1ibed,`comprising in combination with a two-part wind shield mounted'upon an automobile, of opposite Casings vertically positioned and secured to the automobile in -advance of the wind shield, upper and lower parallel shafts liournaled through the said casings in substantially thensame horizontal plane as the longitudinal axes of the shield portions, flexibly mounted scraper' strips carried by the said shafts in spaced relaiQns thereto and having a path fof movement in thenormal plane of the adjacent shield portion,

gears fixed tolithe said shafts within the said casings,-"an idler constant mesh with both of the said gears, an operating rod journaled through the said casingsysprocket chain connections between thesaid rod and the adjacent oneofxthe said shafts, and acl tuating cranks secured to the opposite projecting ends of the said ro'd. i Y

In testimony whereofI afiix my signature Iin presence of two witnesses.

' GEORGE HORNIACHEK, Witnesses: 4 V

M. M. DEANE,

It. S. DEANE. 

